Toilet article



H. SCHNEIDER.

TOILET ARTICLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 23. 1919.

1,339,673. 3 Patented May 11,1920.

INVENTOR Ha o Sci/udder By it's A TTOR/VEY HUGQ SCHNEIDER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TOILET ARTICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 23, 1919. Serial No. 299,299.

, buffers, polishers and the like, and while I have in the present instance shown the invention as applicable to a mirror, it will of course be understood that it is not limited to this particular article.

In the present instance it is my purpose to provide a toilet article wherein the body portion is composed of united sections or shells of suitable material, such as celluloid, having the resultant hollow or space therebetween filled o'r packed with a plastic material, preferably in the nature of a composition which will permanently possess a certain degree of plasticity, article in its complete form will have inherent therein the desired features of solidform, and readily ity and weight, coupled with strength and durability. I

Furthermore, in the construction of my article, I am enabled to employ a relatively light, inexpensive material for making the shells or sections of the body portion, and I preferably use celluloid for this purpose, inasmuch as this substance may be easily molded, worked or shaped to any desired ornamented to suit the individual taste or requirement. The plastic composition employed as the filler may be placed in position either before or after the shells or sections have been assembled, and the use of such filler will notv only impart the desired solidity, weight and rigidity to the article body, but will also prevent warping and eliminate labor in the insertion or placement of glasses and the like, saving, in some instances as'high as seventyfive per cent., in the amount of the relatively expensive material usuall employed in forming the body portion 0 articles of this class.

Another object of the invention is to avoid the loosening, cracking, shrinking and breaking up of the filler which would occur the county of New 'so that the in addition to accomplishing a great under the wear and tear incident to use were the filler made of a material which will harden and set to rigid form with the elapse of time. By making the filler of a material or composition which permanently retains a degree of plasticity, I obviate these disadvantages of a rigid filler, and prolong the life and utility of the article.

lViththe above recited objects and others of a similar nature in view, my invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims:

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure l is a perspective view of one-half of a shell or section intended to constitute the front part of the body portion of a mirror.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of one-half of a shell or section intended to form the back part of the body portion of the mirror.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the assembled shells or sections prior to the insertion of the filling.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the finished mirror.

- Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the mirror on a reduced scale.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing in detail, the letter A indicates the shell or section which is to form the front of the body portion of the article, while the letter B designates the shell or section for the back. These two shells may be made'of any suitable material,'such as metal, wood,

composition or the like, but I prefer to employ celluloid for this purpose, as it possesses manifest advantages from sanitary, manufacturing and ornamental standpoints. The front shell A is dished to provide the depression 1, the circumscribing wall of which is formed by the U-shaped flange 2. The handle portion of this shellA is shown at 3, and is formed with a sin le depending flange 4. This front shell 18 preferably molded from a single sheet of celluloid, and is formed with an opening 5, for the pur- Eose hereinafter set forth. The back shell is also preferably molded from a single shell of celluloid, and is provided with a single, continuous, up-standing flange 6. These two shells are ,adapted and intended to be assembled one on the other, as shown in Fig. 3, with the back shell telescoping in the front shell so that an enlarged hollow or Patented May 11, 1920.

wax, marble-dust and rosin, but

shells, as will be understood by reference to Fig. 4. This filler C is preferably in the' nature of a waxy composition which will permanently retain a certain degree of plasticity when cooled, but which may be heated to assume a fluid state so that it may be readily poured through the opening 5. In one of its forms this filler is com osed of do not edients, ich'may limit myself to these particular in as any substance or composition w be brought to a fluid-like condition at one stage and which will subsequently assume a waxy, plastic state without, hardening and setting will answer the purpose. After this filler has been inserted, as shown in Fig. 4, the article may be finished by trimming or cutting and then bufling and polishing along the meetin edges of the flan es, as will be understoo by a comparison 0 Figs. 3 and 4. In positioning or placing the glass of the mirror, a soft pad or cushion 8 of cotton or other suitable material may first be laid in the depressed or dished section 1, and the glass 9 then imposed on this pad and held in position by means of a binding ring 10, of celluloid, or any other and pre-' ferred material. The complete mirror. will then appear as shown in Fig. 5.

.WVhile I have herein shown and described one preferred embodiment of my invention I Wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to all the precise details of con- 'struction herein set forth by way ofillustration, as modification and variation may be made without departin from the spirit of theiinvention' orv excee ing the scope of the appended claims. For example, instead of making the shell sections of celluloid, they may e of metal or thin sheets of wood,

or of mineral or other compositions, and the filler may be placed in position before the two sections have been united as well as thereafter.

provided with a depression having a filling.

opening, a composition filler located in the hollow body portion, said filler being permanently yieldable and capable of withstanding and absorbing shocks or blows without cracking or breaking, and a mirror glass located in said depress1on and overlying the said opening.

3. In an article of the class described, a front shell section composed of celluloid and having a dished portion and a handle portion, a back shell section composed of celluloid and having an enlarged portion united with the dished portion of the front shell section and a handle portion united with the handle portion of said front shell section, the united sections forming a hollow body, a mirror glass secured in said dished portion of the front section, and a filler formed of a plastic composition occupying the space within the hollow body portion, said filler being sufliciently yieldable under normal conditions to withstand shocks or blows without cracking or breaking thereof.

4. In an article of the class described, a plurality of opposed sections marginally; connected to form a hollow body portion, one of said sections being provided with a filling opening and a filler of plastic material adapted to be poured through said opening to fill said hollow bodyportion and form a solid filler therefor, said plastic material being sufliciently yieldable under nor-- mal' conditions to substantially prevent cracking and breaking thereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

' HUGO, SCHNEIDER. 

